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A Dementia Diagnosis Is Devastating. What Happens when You're only 48?
A cerebrospinal fluid test confirmed the disease after years of memory lapses, forcing him to stop driving and leave his career, his family said.
- Mark Breslaw, 48, received a young-onset Alzheimer's disease diagnosis after a prolonged medical process, forcing him to confront immediate decisions about his family's future care and financial planning.
- A former human resources executive, Breslaw initially attributed memory lapses to stress until he became lost driving his familiar route in Surrey, B.C., prompting medical tests that eventually confirmed the neurodegenerative condition.
- Nearly two years after diagnosis, Breslaw can still walk his son to school but cannot use the stove or microwave after a near-catastrophic kitchen fire incident. His wife, 46, continues full-time work while they plan financially for their eight-year-old son's future.
- Breslaw volunteers for the Alzheimer Society of British Columbia and Yukon and recently helped start a "small and mighty group" advocating for resources like transition houses and age-appropriate day programs, noting existing facilities cater to older adults.
- Federal discussions on advance requests for medically assisted dying are crucial to Breslaw's planning; he said the option would provide peace of mind, though provincial health systems have not yet committed to honouring such requests.
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